you see my clothes away hearing that
your favorite book is being turned into
a movie can either be the best news in
the world or the worst more often than
not it’s the latter welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 worst book
to film adaptations for this list we
focused on critically acclaimed or fan
favorite books that were adapted to the
screen in order to capitalize on their
success but which resulted in
disappointing or flat-out bad movies
we’ve excluded Stephenie Meyer’s
Twilight and similar entries that we
didn’t actually expect to be any good
like I care you know number 10
Gulliver’s Travels more kissing
published in 1726 by Jonathan Swift this
novel is a parody of society’s rules in
the popular travel writing genre and it
became an instant classic this movie not
so much
oh no diamonds Payne casting Jack Black
as a lead is always a gamble and this
time it didn’t pay off
black relied on potty humor and 3d
effects to carry the movie instead of
being a tongue-in-cheek jab at society
like the book the 2010 film left
audiences feeling like the joke was
being played on them Wow yeah what is it
good for say it again go number 9 the
Time Traveler’s Wife
I have fits I disappear travel through
time this was Audrey kniffen Eggers
debut novel about a time traveler who
involuntarily jumps around in time where
he meets his future wife at different
points in her life previa from the
future as you can imagine the book is
complex heartbreaking and woven with
rich language and metaphors but the
on-screen version falls flat pity
is our one shared enthusiasm the movie
manages to leave out many of the books
smaller interesting characters and it’s
a confusing watch for those who haven’t
read the novel but hey at least the
leads are attractive
number eight Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
we refuse to surrender to a nation that
we have defeated in Albania so fuck off
not known for a skill with accents
Nicolas Cage isn’t the most obvious
choice to portray a Greek speaking
Italian soldier but here we are I was
just about to start Louie de bellas book
is a sweeping romance and historical
tale of a Greek island that’s under
occupation by the Italians and Germans
in World War two while the
cinematography in the film is beautiful
the movie fails to explain the history
correctly and the attraction between
cage and Penelope Cruz just isn’t there
also that accent
captain Antonio Corelli 32 the German
artillery reporting for duty is
everything I dope do you know number
seven the bonfire of the vanities
another one I do father you’ll have an
unacceptable situation right up your ass
Tom Wolfe is one of the 20th century’s
most celebrated American writers but
this movie isn’t a calling card for his
work it has its funny side but it it
isn’t fun with a-list actors cast and
Brian De Palma directing Wolf’s story of
greed race and politics should have been
a success but it was a major major flop
I mean is that the best you can do
the film sanitized the intensity and
grittiness of the novel and focused too
much on making the characters more
likable let me let me explain something
to you
recently Morgan Freeman stated that this
movie was the one major nightmare of his
career
ouch I think when I was in jail pissing
my pants
number six The Scarlet Letter Julia
Carey a bastard child in your womb many
high school curricula now include
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of
double standards and intolerance if you
do not speak out the name you must wear
upon your bodice this symbol
simple fornication but it’s 1995 movie
adaptation is far from a must-see this
version is a prime example of what
happens when Hollywood tries to make
source material sexier I look forward to
the hard work governor as we read in
Psalms 92 I will triumph in Oh what’s
with thy hands it’s pretty tough to take
to me more seriously as a Puritan woman
but audiences biggest quarrel with the
film was its dramatically altered ending
no wonder it holds a 14 percent on
Rotten Tomatoes
number five the League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen not a good cell how can we
outrun this Alan Moore is pretty much
the god of graphic novels so it isn’t a
surprise that he distanced himself from
this weak adaptation anymore like me and
I’ll lose the franchise his graphic
novel tells the story of a group of
exceptional people who come together to
defend the British Empire while the
movie is merely a grouping of random
action sequences I walk a different path
the screen adaptation lacks any real
character development and its
credibility suffered as a result
not even Sean Connery could save this
one that I know Nigel has done a grand
job reminding me well you look first
number four Eragon when the plot
revolves around a boy who learns to tame
dragons
it should be easy to create movie magic
it’s not right but something was lost in
translation between page and screen
there were complications yes so I’ve
heard
with it’s iffy pacing the film
adaptation of the Christopher Paolini
novel lags on with no direction often
giving the impression it’s trying to be
the next Lord of the Rings franchise
bump off rave epochs fool
unfortunately for Eragon however it
lacks the intimate relationships of JRR
tolkien series and brings nothing new to
the screen number three The Cat in the
Hat
this is one of the most beloved
children’s classics ever but let’s face
it there’s not much of a story there dr.
Seuss’s book is full of his trademark
illustrations and rhymes
I got nothing I’m not so good with the
rhyming not really no the film on the
other hand fills in the stories blanks
by making up some ridiculous plot points
and adding potty humor and sexual
innuendo into a children’s story between
this and How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Seuss’s widow vowed there would be no
more live-action adaptations of his work
I don’t like you either
number two the Golden Compass there are
some things that we best ignore subjects
that you why didn’t have a speak about
what made this children’s series so good
was the fact that author Philip Pullman
trusted the intelligence of his audience
that is the truth his book is a
fantastical epic about a girl growing up
in a world where free will is suppressed
though the source material had strong
anti religious undertones the film
glosses over its complexities to avoid
upsetting viewers resulting in an action
film with no story and tons of special
effects the effects were the film’s only
high point winning it an Oscar and a
BAFTA
before we uncover our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions surely
such a travesty has never occurred what
a wee but don’t load off the hands God
Almighty you and me and George
Washington do you have a boyfriend oh I
know it see I knew you weren’t like
those other girls
what does say fat people Bronx treasure
come home Oh
oh my god
number one dune I know sometimes a books
plot is just too complex to be turned
into a feature and that was the case
with this Frank Herbert adaptation
you’ve done a very good job his book is
a sci-fi classic that tells the story of
a young man whose fate is to free his
people from the evil house Harkonnen
family a lot of the key points are there
but David Lynch’s movie version is hard
to follow and became a box-office bomb
not earning back its 40 million dollar
budget
do you agree with our list yeah which
adaptation disappointed you the most for
more fan approved top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I just want your extra
time and you can
your favorite book is being turned into
a movie can either be the best news in
the world or the worst more often than
not it’s the latter welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 worst book
to film adaptations for this list we
focused on critically acclaimed or fan
favorite books that were adapted to the
screen in order to capitalize on their
success but which resulted in
disappointing or flat-out bad movies
we’ve excluded Stephenie Meyer’s
Twilight and similar entries that we
didn’t actually expect to be any good
like I care you know number 10
Gulliver’s Travels more kissing
published in 1726 by Jonathan Swift this
novel is a parody of society’s rules in
the popular travel writing genre and it
became an instant classic this movie not
so much
oh no diamonds Payne casting Jack Black
as a lead is always a gamble and this
time it didn’t pay off
black relied on potty humor and 3d
effects to carry the movie instead of
being a tongue-in-cheek jab at society
like the book the 2010 film left
audiences feeling like the joke was
being played on them Wow yeah what is it
good for say it again go number 9 the
Time Traveler’s Wife
I have fits I disappear travel through
time this was Audrey kniffen Eggers
debut novel about a time traveler who
involuntarily jumps around in time where
he meets his future wife at different
points in her life previa from the
future as you can imagine the book is
complex heartbreaking and woven with
rich language and metaphors but the
on-screen version falls flat pity
is our one shared enthusiasm the movie
manages to leave out many of the books
smaller interesting characters and it’s
a confusing watch for those who haven’t
read the novel but hey at least the
leads are attractive
number eight Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
we refuse to surrender to a nation that
we have defeated in Albania so fuck off
not known for a skill with accents
Nicolas Cage isn’t the most obvious
choice to portray a Greek speaking
Italian soldier but here we are I was
just about to start Louie de bellas book
is a sweeping romance and historical
tale of a Greek island that’s under
occupation by the Italians and Germans
in World War two while the
cinematography in the film is beautiful
the movie fails to explain the history
correctly and the attraction between
cage and Penelope Cruz just isn’t there
also that accent
captain Antonio Corelli 32 the German
artillery reporting for duty is
everything I dope do you know number
seven the bonfire of the vanities
another one I do father you’ll have an
unacceptable situation right up your ass
Tom Wolfe is one of the 20th century’s
most celebrated American writers but
this movie isn’t a calling card for his
work it has its funny side but it it
isn’t fun with a-list actors cast and
Brian De Palma directing Wolf’s story of
greed race and politics should have been
a success but it was a major major flop
I mean is that the best you can do
the film sanitized the intensity and
grittiness of the novel and focused too
much on making the characters more
likable let me let me explain something
to you
recently Morgan Freeman stated that this
movie was the one major nightmare of his
career
ouch I think when I was in jail pissing
my pants
number six The Scarlet Letter Julia
Carey a bastard child in your womb many
high school curricula now include
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of
double standards and intolerance if you
do not speak out the name you must wear
upon your bodice this symbol
simple fornication but it’s 1995 movie
adaptation is far from a must-see this
version is a prime example of what
happens when Hollywood tries to make
source material sexier I look forward to
the hard work governor as we read in
Psalms 92 I will triumph in Oh what’s
with thy hands it’s pretty tough to take
to me more seriously as a Puritan woman
but audiences biggest quarrel with the
film was its dramatically altered ending
no wonder it holds a 14 percent on
Rotten Tomatoes
number five the League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen not a good cell how can we
outrun this Alan Moore is pretty much
the god of graphic novels so it isn’t a
surprise that he distanced himself from
this weak adaptation anymore like me and
I’ll lose the franchise his graphic
novel tells the story of a group of
exceptional people who come together to
defend the British Empire while the
movie is merely a grouping of random
action sequences I walk a different path
the screen adaptation lacks any real
character development and its
credibility suffered as a result
not even Sean Connery could save this
one that I know Nigel has done a grand
job reminding me well you look first
number four Eragon when the plot
revolves around a boy who learns to tame
dragons
it should be easy to create movie magic
it’s not right but something was lost in
translation between page and screen
there were complications yes so I’ve
heard
with it’s iffy pacing the film
adaptation of the Christopher Paolini
novel lags on with no direction often
giving the impression it’s trying to be
the next Lord of the Rings franchise
bump off rave epochs fool
unfortunately for Eragon however it
lacks the intimate relationships of JRR
tolkien series and brings nothing new to
the screen number three The Cat in the
Hat
this is one of the most beloved
children’s classics ever but let’s face
it there’s not much of a story there dr.
Seuss’s book is full of his trademark
illustrations and rhymes
I got nothing I’m not so good with the
rhyming not really no the film on the
other hand fills in the stories blanks
by making up some ridiculous plot points
and adding potty humor and sexual
innuendo into a children’s story between
this and How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Seuss’s widow vowed there would be no
more live-action adaptations of his work
I don’t like you either
number two the Golden Compass there are
some things that we best ignore subjects
that you why didn’t have a speak about
what made this children’s series so good
was the fact that author Philip Pullman
trusted the intelligence of his audience
that is the truth his book is a
fantastical epic about a girl growing up
in a world where free will is suppressed
though the source material had strong
anti religious undertones the film
glosses over its complexities to avoid
upsetting viewers resulting in an action
film with no story and tons of special
effects the effects were the film’s only
high point winning it an Oscar and a
BAFTA
before we uncover our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions surely
such a travesty has never occurred what
a wee but don’t load off the hands God
Almighty you and me and George
Washington do you have a boyfriend oh I
know it see I knew you weren’t like
those other girls
what does say fat people Bronx treasure
come home Oh
oh my god
number one dune I know sometimes a books
plot is just too complex to be turned
into a feature and that was the case
with this Frank Herbert adaptation
you’ve done a very good job his book is
a sci-fi classic that tells the story of
a young man whose fate is to free his
people from the evil house Harkonnen
family a lot of the key points are there
but David Lynch’s movie version is hard
to follow and became a box-office bomb
not earning back its 40 million dollar
budget
do you agree with our list yeah which
adaptation disappointed you the most for
more fan approved top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I just want your extra
time and you can
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